Zelenskyy says Ukrainians are a "single fist" fighting Russia.
CHENEY: JAN. 6 PANEL HAS ENOUGH EVIDENCE FOR TRUMP CRIMINAL REFERRAL Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) said the House Jan. 6 committee has enough evidence to refer former President Donald Trump to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution, but has still not decided to do so. "I think what we have seen is a massive and well organized and well-planned effort that used multiple tools to try to overturn an election," Cheney said. [HuffPost] ZELENSKYY ON '60 MINUTES' Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his nation came together as a "single fist" to resist Russia's invasion, but warned the outcome will depend on support from the U.S. Addressing reports Russian President Vladimir Putin was expecting him to flee Ukraine in the early days of the war, Zelenskyy said he recognizes the dangers of staying, but he is prepared to die for his country. [HuffPost] MUSK, IN REVERSAL, BOWS OUT OF TWITTER'S BOARD Elon Musk, Twitter's biggest shareholder, has decided against joining the company's board, CEO Parag Agrawal said. Agrawal said Twitter would remain open to Musk's input. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO bought a 9.2% stake in the company earlier this month and has since tweeted a number of suggestions. [HuffPost] TRUMP JR. TEXTS 'COULD BE SMOKING GUN' Joyce Vance, a former U.S. attorney in Alabama, said Donald Trump Jr.'s texts to then-chief of staff Mark Meadows about taking "operational control" of the 2020 presidential election even before the race was called "could be a smoking gun" amid ongoing criminal probes into the Jan. 6 insurrection. [HuffPost] |
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NYC MAYOR TESTS POSITIVE Eric Adams, the mayor of New York, has tested positive for COVID-19 amid rising cases in the city. Adams was among the attendees of the annual Gridiron Club dinner in Washington last Saturday, after which dozens of attendees tested positive. [AP] MURDER CHARGE DROPPED AGAINST WOMAN IN 'SELF-INDUCED' ABORTION A Texas district attorney said he has moved to dismiss a murder charge against a woman who authorities allege performed a "self-induced abortion." The woman spent two nights in jail following a report made to police by a hospital in January. Texas is among the GOP states launching an aggressive attack on abortion rights. [HuffPost] POLICE CLEARED FOR PUSHING ELDERLY MAN AT FLOYD PROTEST An arbitrator cleared two police officers of any wrongdoing for pushing 75-year-old Martin Gugino and leaving him motionless and bloody at a 2020 George Floyd protest in in downtown Buffalo, New York. [HuffPost] CHRIS ROCK NOT TALKING ABOUT WILL SMITH SLAP Chris Rock said he is not prepared to discuss the most-talked about Oscars moment — when Will Smith slapped him on stage — "until he gets paid." On Friday, the academy announced Smith was banned from attending the Oscars for a decade. [HuffPost] NATO TO MAINTAIN LONG-TERM PRESENCE IN EASTERN EUROPE NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has indicated that the multinational alliance plans to heavily bolster its military presence on its eastern border long-term. This is part of a "reset," which would involve an increase in national defense spending by member countries. [HuffPost] |
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